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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

I'm a "Happy Hour" kinda person. Though I'm not much of a drinky drink person, I won't turn down a well-made mojito or a fruit-laced margarita. But fill me with too much rum or tequila or any other hard stuff and I won't be having a very pleasant evening. So when five o'clock rolls around, I begin to get a hankering for a nice glass of pinot noir or a chilled glass of Viognier instead. Or an occasional beer... if it's the sort of day that requires an ice cold beverage.

The husband enjoys his occasional late-afternoon adult beverage as well. And he's usually the one asking me what sorts of appetizers I can whip up or dig out of the pantry. Not wanting to fill up before dinner, it's tough to come up with different lighter ideas to serve just two. I find that if I follow a Cooking Lightappetizer recipe that serves 4, it meets our needs in serving the two of us!

Made with won ton wrappers, these are pretty simple to whip up. Frozen edamame is processed with a small amount of spices and then plopped into the center of a wrapper.

Just as ravioli is made, the edges are rubbed with water and then folded over to contain the filling. I do another little rub of water along the edges of the folded dumpling- just to make sure that it's completely sealed. The dumplings are then browned and steamed in a skillet with a small amount of water.

Then they're reading for dipping... into a simple mix of green onions, soy sauce and honey. These steamed treats were perfect for happy hour. A lighter choice, and the filling was excellent with the sauce too. I enjoy popping edamame out its shell and eating it with a bit of sea salt, but I'm not one to make the frozen kind as a side dish. It worked in this dish though- as a quick-to-prepare appetizer. And the best part? Our six year old ate them too (since the green stuff was hidden inside the wrapper!)

With this happy hour we had a glass of Sauvignon Blanc... well, ok... two glasses.

33 comments:

wow those look good. I have a bag of shelled edamame in my freezer I was contemplating tossing because I discovered I don't really like them shelled (I must enjoy picking the beans out of the pods :)). I am going to need to try this recipe!! mmm excuse for happy hour ... :)

Sauvignon blanc & edamame dumplings? That sounds like my kind of dinner! I suppose I just realized that you're an SD blogger too. :) I actually bought the tom yum paste at Ranch 99...it took awhile to find it but its in the soy sauce aisle.

Can you pass a glass over??? I need one! I just posted about edamame in a hurry too. But mine was the freezer kind and worse! It was freezer burned! Not quite as appetizing as yours. I did make one of your recipes over the weekend and when I have a moment, I will post about it. Thanks!!!

i think "edamame" is a fun word (one that i grossly mispronounced for a good month before i heard it the proper way). it's also delicious, which is infinitely more important. i'm digging your dumplins.

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